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Dirty Linen (p.83) - "It's a really fine and lively set of jigs, reels, waltzes, and ballads that Ciaran Tourish has put together for his debut solo recording."95.02581

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3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he film remains an effective showcase for both director and cast, particularly the wonderful and always underrated Ciaran Hinds..."Box Office "[I]ts dream-like tonal and narrative unpredictability, interspersed with a few completely jarring horror-film moments, makes for an experience that will, yes, haunt audiences for a long time to come."Film Comment "A moody little number, THE ECLIPSE makes good on its name by sometimes obscuring its themes and even point..."New York Times "Everyone is haunted by something in Conor McPherson's THE ECLIPSE, a leisurely and quite lovely drama that honors the conventions of gothic ghost stories without the slightest strain of self-irony."Wall Street Journal "Irish playwright Conor McPherson's agreeably melancholy, spooky and romantic 'The Eclipse' -- his third film as writer-director -- gets the most out of assorted hauntings."Los Angeles Times "Hinds and Hjejle have terrific chemistry as two lost, lonely souls who find comfort in each other for a brief idyll....It's refreshing to see a film acknowledge that life and love don't end at 50..."A.V. Club "[W]hat holds this little thriller together is Hinds' sorrowful and moving performance as a man haunted in more ways than one." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "Aidan Quinn is superb at creating a man with the potential to behave as a monster, but with a certain buried decency."Chicago Sun-Times0.09013636

3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he film remains an effective showcase for both director and cast, particularly the wonderful and always underrated Ciaran Hinds..."Box Office "[I]ts dream-like tonal and narrative unpredictability, interspersed with a few completely jarring horror-film moments, makes for an experience that will, yes, haunt audiences for a long time to come."Film Comment "A moody little number, THE ECLIPSE makes good on its name by sometimes obscuring its themes and even point..."New York Times "Everyone is haunted by something in Conor McPherson's THE ECLIPSE, a leisurely and quite lovely drama that honors the conventions of gothic ghost stories without the slightest strain of self-irony."Wall Street Journal "Irish playwright Conor McPherson's agreeably melancholy, spooky and romantic 'The Eclipse' -- his third film as writer-director -- gets the most out of assorted hauntings."Los Angeles Times "Hinds and Hjejle have terrific chemistry as two lost, lonely souls who find comfort in each other for a brief idyll....It's refreshing to see a film acknowledge that life and love don't end at 50..."A.V. Club "[W]hat holds this little thriller together is Hinds' sorrowful and moving performance as a man haunted in more ways than one." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "Aidan Quinn is superb at creating a man with the potential to behave as a monster, but with a certain buried decency."Chicago Sun-Times0.09013636

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"[I]t is the young Dylan Riley Snyder who gives the most engaging performance."Sight and Sound Critic 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he cast render these muddled people understandable....Janney juggles despair with forlorn hope, Charlotte Rampling grabs a brief cameo by the jugular and Dylan Riley Snyder pairs hurt with eagerness."Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "Both Henderson and Williams fit into the dark Solondz world by skillfully speaking in serious, measured tones, while discussing extreme activities."Box Office "[A] creepy/beautiful, engrossing/repellent follow-up to his 1998 dystopian family epic HAPPINESS....In a staring contest with his audience, Solondz never blinks." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly "The actors handle the awkwardness beautifully, each finding a way to make Mr. Solondz's meticulous, slightly mannered dialogue sound like natural speech."New York Times "[A] sharp-edged comic tragedy about families, forgiveness and the unsettling ironies that can threaten to unravel even an ordinary life."Los Angeles Times "This is the Solondz world....He evokes so effectively his own point of view, which is appalling and compulsive."Chicago Sun-Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's clear this is out to provoke as strongly as HAPPINESS did..."Uncut "At times the film plays like a liberal mockumentary..."Movieline0.07886932

4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he cast render these muddled people understandable....Janney juggles despair with forlorn hope, Charlotte Rampling grabs a brief cameo by the jugular and Dylan Riley Snyder pairs hurt with eagerness."Total Film "[I]t is the young Dylan Riley Snyder who gives the most engaging performance."Sight and Sound Critic "The actors handle the awkwardness beautifully, each finding a way to make Mr. Solondz's meticulous, slightly mannered dialogue sound like natural speech."New York Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's clear this is out to provoke as strongly as HAPPINESS did..."Uncut "[A] creepy/beautiful, engrossing/repellent follow-up to his 1998 dystopian family epic HAPPINESS....In a staring contest with his audience, Solondz never blinks." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 5 -- "Both Henderson and Williams fit into the dark Solondz world by skillfully speaking in serious, measured tones, while discussing extreme activities."Box Office "This is the Solondz world....He evokes so effectively his own point of view, which is appalling and compulsive."Chicago Sun-Times "At times the film plays like a liberal mockumentary..."Movieline "[A] sharp-edged comic tragedy about families, forgiveness and the unsettling ironies that can threaten to unravel even an ordinary life."Los Angeles Times0.07886932

4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he cast render these muddled people understandable....Janney juggles despair with forlorn hope, Charlotte Rampling grabs a brief cameo by the jugular and Dylan Riley Snyder pairs hurt with eagerness."Total Film "[I]t is the young Dylan Riley Snyder who gives the most engaging performance."Sight and Sound Critic "The actors handle the awkwardness beautifully, each finding a way to make Mr. Solondz's meticulous, slightly mannered dialogue sound like natural speech."New York Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's clear this is out to provoke as strongly as HAPPINESS did..."Uncut "[A] creepy/beautiful, engrossing/repellent follow-up to his 1998 dystopian family epic HAPPINESS....In a staring contest with his audience, Solondz never blinks." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 5 -- "Both Henderson and Williams fit into the dark Solondz world by skillfully speaking in serious, measured tones, while discussing extreme activities."Box Office "This is the Solondz world....He evokes so effectively his own point of view, which is appalling and compulsive."Chicago Sun-Times "At times the film plays like a liberal mockumentary..."Movieline "[A] sharp-edged comic tragedy about families, forgiveness and the unsettling ironies that can threaten to unravel even an ordinary life."Los Angeles Times0.07886932

Dirty Linen (p.57) - "THE ROUGH GUIDE returns to the Emerald Isle with a completely new second edition that finds that the jigs-and-reels tradition continues to blossom."0.06916422

"...The first two-thirds of the film skillfully sets up its dramatic dominoes....And the glossy catalog of aircraft and missiles being primed for action makes for an impressively chilly display of hardware..." New York Times "...THE SUM OF ALL FEARS could hardly be more timely or frightening....Affleck has the intelligence and athleticism to carry off the singularly unpretentious and fiercely diligent hero..." Los Angeles Times "...Freeman always manages to do something new....He and Affleck demonstrate a seasoned team's nimbly cutting spontaneity..." Entertainment Weekly "...Solid, quality summer entertainment....Few Hollywood spy thrillers have been more handsome than this one..." Variety "...Vigorously directed....Tautly scripted....The production values are first-class..." Hollywood Reporter0.05633523

"...The first two-thirds of the film skillfully sets up its dramatic dominoes....And the glossy catalog of aircraft and missiles being primed for action makes for an impressively chilly display of hardware..." New York Times "...THE SUM OF ALL FEARS could hardly be more timely or frightening....Affleck has the intelligence and athleticism to carry off the singularly unpretentious and fiercely diligent hero..." Los Angeles Times "...Freeman always manages to do something new....He and Affleck demonstrate a seasoned team's nimbly cutting spontaneity..." Entertainment Weekly "...Solid, quality summer entertainment....Few Hollywood spy thrillers have been more handsome than this one..." Variety "...Vigorously directed....Tautly scripted....The production values are first-class..." Hollywood Reporter0.05633523

"Huge on period atmosphere....Visually absorbing..."Hollywood Reporter 4 stars out of 5 -- "Alfredson's direction is as hypnotic as silent snowfall. As in his tender horror, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, slow and steady wins the race..."Total Film "[With] a crack cast, tight scripting and Alfredson's direction, bringing to it something of the cool control and refusal to sensationalize that made his breakthrough movie LET THE RIGHT ONE IN so exceptional."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "Alfredson gradually, imperceptibly ratchets up the tnesion....It always comes back -- brilliantly -- to Oldman's Smiley..."Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's a Cold War-era tale, one that plays out in moral shades of gray, where the broad and brilliant cast engage each other with a series of smiling lies....TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY is the intellectual action flick of your dreams."Box Office 3 stars out of 4 -- "TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY looks, sounds and feels exactly right. Alfredson's film is faithful to the tone set by the novel."Chicago Sun-Times "[D]eliciously, thrillingly, brilliantly complex....This is a film to which very close attention must be paid, but the rewards of doing so are considerable."Los Angeles Times "Director Tomas Alfredson impeccably captures the Cold War era....The film employs a largely British cast that is perhaps the most impressive ensemble of any movie this year."USA Today "[A] pleasurably sly and involving puzzler -- a mystery about mysteries within mysteries."New York Times "The picture is so meticulously constructed -- like an elaborate mechanical watchwork -- that details can slip past you if youre not paying careful attention....[The film] challenges audiences to believe in craftsmanship again."Movieline "At times it's enthrallingly clever and subtle....A movie of deceptions within deceptions and clues that glide by in a murmured flash." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "It's a 1970s story told in 1970s style, an unrepentant un-reboot so old school that it feels subversively new."Washington Post0.05633523

"Huge on period atmosphere....Visually absorbing..."Hollywood Reporter 4 stars out of 5 -- "Alfredson's direction is as hypnotic as silent snowfall. As in his tender horror, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, slow and steady wins the race..."Total Film "[With] a crack cast, tight scripting and Alfredson's direction, bringing to it something of the cool control and refusal to sensationalize that made his breakthrough movie LET THE RIGHT ONE IN so exceptional."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "Alfredson gradually, imperceptibly ratchets up the tnesion....It always comes back -- brilliantly -- to Oldman's Smiley..."Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's a Cold War-era tale, one that plays out in moral shades of gray, where the broad and brilliant cast engage each other with a series of smiling lies....TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY is the intellectual action flick of your dreams."Box Office 3 stars out of 4 -- "TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY looks, sounds and feels exactly right. Alfredson's film is faithful to the tone set by the novel."Chicago Sun-Times "[D]eliciously, thrillingly, brilliantly complex....This is a film to which very close attention must be paid, but the rewards of doing so are considerable."Los Angeles Times "Director Tomas Alfredson impeccably captures the Cold War era....The film employs a largely British cast that is perhaps the most impressive ensemble of any movie this year."USA Today "[A] pleasurably sly and involving puzzler -- a mystery about mysteries within mysteries."New York Times "The picture is so meticulously constructed -- like an elaborate mechanical watchwork -- that details can slip past you if youre not paying careful attention....[The film] challenges audiences to believe in craftsmanship again."Movieline "At times it's enthrallingly clever and subtle....A movie of deceptions within deceptions and clues that glide by in a murmured flash." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "It's a 1970s story told in 1970s style, an unrepentant un-reboot so old school that it feels subversively new."Washington Post0.05633523

"Huge on period atmosphere....Visually absorbing..."Hollywood Reporter 4 stars out of 5 -- "Alfredson's direction is as hypnotic as silent snowfall. As in his tender horror, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, slow and steady wins the race..."Total Film "[With] a crack cast, tight scripting and Alfredson's direction, bringing to it something of the cool control and refusal to sensationalize that made his breakthrough movie LET THE RIGHT ONE IN so exceptional."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "Alfredson gradually, imperceptibly ratchets up the tnesion....It always comes back -- brilliantly -- to Oldman's Smiley..."Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's a Cold War-era tale, one that plays out in moral shades of gray, where the broad and brilliant cast engage each other with a series of smiling lies....TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY is the intellectual action flick of your dreams."Box Office 3 stars out of 4 -- "TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY looks, sounds and feels exactly right. Alfredson's film is faithful to the tone set by the novel."Chicago Sun-Times "[D]eliciously, thrillingly, brilliantly complex....This is a film to which very close attention must be paid, but the rewards of doing so are considerable."Los Angeles Times "Director Tomas Alfredson impeccably captures the Cold War era....The film employs a largely British cast that is perhaps the most impressive ensemble of any movie this year."USA Today "[A] pleasurably sly and involving puzzler -- a mystery about mysteries within mysteries."New York Times "The picture is so meticulously constructed -- like an elaborate mechanical watchwork -- that details can slip past you if youre not paying careful attention....[The film] challenges audiences to believe in craftsmanship again."Movieline "At times it's enthrallingly clever and subtle....A movie of deceptions within deceptions and clues that glide by in a murmured flash." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "It's a 1970s story told in 1970s style, an unrepentant un-reboot so old school that it feels subversively new."Washington Post0.05633523

"Huge on period atmosphere....Visually absorbing..."Hollywood Reporter 4 stars out of 5 -- "Alfredson's direction is as hypnotic as silent snowfall. As in his tender horror, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, slow and steady wins the race..."Total Film "[With] a crack cast, tight scripting and Alfredson's direction, bringing to it something of the cool control and refusal to sensationalize that made his breakthrough movie LET THE RIGHT ONE IN so exceptional."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "Alfredson gradually, imperceptibly ratchets up the tnesion....It always comes back -- brilliantly -- to Oldman's Smiley..."Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's a Cold War-era tale, one that plays out in moral shades of gray, where the broad and brilliant cast engage each other with a series of smiling lies....TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY is the intellectual action flick of your dreams."Box Office 3 stars out of 4 -- "TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY looks, sounds and feels exactly right. Alfredson's film is faithful to the tone set by the novel."Chicago Sun-Times "[D]eliciously, thrillingly, brilliantly complex....This is a film to which very close attention must be paid, but the rewards of doing so are considerable."Los Angeles Times "Director Tomas Alfredson impeccably captures the Cold War era....The film employs a largely British cast that is perhaps the most impressive ensemble of any movie this year."USA Today "[A] pleasurably sly and involving puzzler -- a mystery about mysteries within mysteries."New York Times "The picture is so meticulously constructed -- like an elaborate mechanical watchwork -- that details can slip past you if youre not paying careful attention....[The film] challenges audiences to believe in craftsmanship again."Movieline "At times it's enthrallingly clever and subtle....A movie of deceptions within deceptions and clues that glide by in a murmured flash." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "It's a 1970s story told in 1970s style, an unrepentant un-reboot so old school that it feels subversively new."Washington Post0.05633523

"...THE SUM OF ALL FEARS could hardly be more timely or frightening....Affleck has the intelligence and athleticism to carry off the singularly unpretentious and fiercely diligent hero..."Los Angeles Times "...The first two-thirds of the film skillfully sets up its dramatic dominoes....And the glossy catalog of aircraft and missiles being primed for action makes for an impressively chilly display of hardware..."New York Times "...Solid, quality summer entertainment....Few Hollywood spy thrillers have been more handsome than this one..."Variety "...Freeman always manages to do something new....He and Affleck demonstrate a seasoned team's nimbly cutting spontaneity..."Entertainment Weekly "...Vigorously directed....Tautly scripted....The production values are first-class..."Hollywood Reporter0.05633523

"...THE SUM OF ALL FEARS could hardly be more timely or frightening....Affleck has the intelligence and athleticism to carry off the singularly unpretentious and fiercely diligent hero..."Los Angeles Times "...The first two-thirds of the film skillfully sets up its dramatic dominoes....And the glossy catalog of aircraft and missiles being primed for action makes for an impressively chilly display of hardware..."New York Times "...Solid, quality summer entertainment....Few Hollywood spy thrillers have been more handsome than this one..."Variety "...Freeman always manages to do something new....He and Affleck demonstrate a seasoned team's nimbly cutting spontaneity..."Entertainment Weekly "...Vigorously directed....Tautly scripted....The production values are first-class..."Hollywood Reporter0.05633523